About this episode
This week, Congress returns to looming shutdowns and a “pocket-rescission” power grab. Abroad, President Trump pushes “America First” by rebranding the Pentagon as the Department of War—and launching an airstrike on a Venezuelan cartel boat. Our panel asks what all this says about America’s fiscal sanity and its foreign-policy compass. Adam N. Michel and Dominik Lett, “ Reconciliation 2.0: Fix or Fiasco? ,” Cato at Liberty (September 3, 2025) Romina Boccia and [co-author unspecified], “ Coming Budget Debates and How Congress Should Navigate Them ,” Cato at Liberty (September 2025) Brandan P. Buck, “ The Lost Liberalism of America First ,” Free Society (June 30, 2025) Brandan P. Buck, “ The Cognitive Shift: How the Terrorist Label May Lead to Another Forever War ,” Cato at Liberty (March 19, 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.